TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yadav, Yogendra Singh
AU  - Kadam, Rajiv (Guide)
TI  - Interpreting Banaras : an approach towards empirical development in a historical context to describe the context SMART (Also available on CD)
U1  - M.Arch TH-0058 
PY  - 2016///
N1  - Abstract . I Acknowledgements  Iii CONTENTS . V List Of Maps  Vii List Of Figures  Ix List Of Abbreviations . Error! Bookmark Not Defined. 1. Layers And Labels . 1 1.1. The Context . 1 1.1.1. The Spatial Context . 1 1.1.2. The Functional Context . 2 1.1.3. Special Forces: Religion . 2 1.2. Systems And Administrative Catalysts . 3 1.2.1. Concern . 4 1.2.2. A System Or Process? . 5 1.3. Evolution . 8 2. The Context: Varanasi  9 2.1. City And Belief  9 2.1.1. Types Of Tourism In The City . 10 2.1.1.1. Pilgrimage (Teerth Yatra)  10 2.1.1.2. Recreational Tourism . 10 2.1.1.3. Institutional Tourism . 10 2.1.2. Types Of Tourists . 10 2.1.2.1. Insider: . 10 2.1.2.2. Outsider:  10 2.2. Site Derivation . 10 2.2.1. The Point Of Coincidence . 10 2.2.2. Religious Practices And Importance: Panchkoshi Yatra . 11 2.3. The Site . 13 3. Site Analysis  14 3.1. Tangible . 14 3.1.1. Footprints  14 3.1.2. Landmarks . 14 3.1.3. Land Use And Green Spaces . 15 3.1.4. Building Heights . 15 3.1.5. The Streets And Hierarchy . 16 3.1.6. Vehicular And Pedestrian Mapping  16 3.1.7. Figure Ground  17 3.1.8. Dashashwamedh Ghat, Rajendra Prasad Ghat And Activities . 17 3.1.9. Ghats And The Visitor Shift . 18 3.1.10. Street Mapping  18 3.1.10.1. Street and Micro Usage . 19 3.2. Intangible  20 3.2.1. Gawdholia: The Gateway To Varanasi  20 3.2.2. Insider And Outsider Interaction . 21 3.2.3. Nature Of Public Spaces . 22 3.2.3.1. The Streets . 22 3.2.3.2. The Public Spaces . 23 3.3. Issues  25 3.3.1. Evolution Of The City  25 3.3.2. The Restricted Periphery  25 3.3.3. Internal Hierarchy In The City Structure  26 3.4. Micro Usage Of The Street  27 3.4.1. Shrines and Spillovers (Permanency)  28 3.4.2. Informal Resting Places For Pilgrims . 28 3.4.3. Permanent Informal Vendors  29 3.4.4. Temporary/ Seasonal/ Mobile Hawkers  29 3.4.5. Hawkers And Pedestrian Interaction . 30 3.4.6. The Pedestrians . 30 3.4.7. Parking, Beggars, Cattles And Garbage Disposal . 31 4. Design And Solution . 32 4.1. Stategies  32 4.1.1. Movement And Nodes . 32 4.1.2. Relocation  33 4.1.3. Treating The Elements And Shrines  35 4.1.4. Public Elements . 36 4.1.5. Street Character  39 4.1.6. Elevations And Volumetric Insertion . 41 5. Design Details  45 5.1. Detailed Central Public Space Design  45 5.2. Detailed Street Plan . 45 5.3. Detailed Street Sections . 45 5.4. New Construction Guidelines  Error! Bookmark Not Defined. References  67
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